03.03.25
Oji Nepia, the Japanese company that ceased domestic baby diaper production last year amidst declining birth rates and falling demand, has consolidated its adult diaper production. The company plans to close its oldest Japanese site in Fujinomiya and consolidate production at its facilities in Fukushima and Nogoya. Additionally, Oji will add adult diaper manufacturing capacity in Nogoya.
In April, the company announced it would exit the domestic baby diaper after seeing its output within Japan decline to 400 million units in recent years from a peak of roughly 700 million units in 2001. At the time, the company said it would focus on boosting diaper production globally while expanding its adult diaper business in Japan.
At least one of its former baby diaper lines has been sold. In December, Japanese lifestyle products manufacturer Iris Ohyama announced it would begin making baby diapers at the Fujifilm Manno Plant in Manno City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, during the first half of 2025, at a site formerly owned by Oji Nepia. The company expects the production and sale of baby diapers to help grow its healthcare business to ¥30 billion yen in 2027 and to ¥40 billion by 2030.
In April, the company announced it would exit the domestic baby diaper after seeing its output within Japan decline to 400 million units in recent years from a peak of roughly 700 million units in 2001. At the time, the company said it would focus on boosting diaper production globally while expanding its adult diaper business in Japan.
At least one of its former baby diaper lines has been sold. In December, Japanese lifestyle products manufacturer Iris Ohyama announced it would begin making baby diapers at the Fujifilm Manno Plant in Manno City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, during the first half of 2025, at a site formerly owned by Oji Nepia. The company expects the production and sale of baby diapers to help grow its healthcare business to ¥30 billion yen in 2027 and to ¥40 billion by 2030.
